Bullet for .243

[poorhunter]

Which one do y'all use? This is for my girls, so I doubt I will let them shoot past 100 yards. Do I really need something like a partition bullet, or would the CoreLoc be good enough?

 

[Hardwoodmaterials]

For that distance about any 100gr bullet would be fine. I have killed a pile of deer with the 100gr corelokt. I prefer the Winchester Power Max over the rest I have tried in factory ammo if you can find them.

 

[knightrider]

Federal fusion meanest 243 bullet I've used, deadly accurate, good wound channel, always exit

 

[grouser]

Been using the Hornaday superformance 95 gr. SST, not needed at 100 yds, but effective

 

[EastTNHunter]

I am a premium bullet kinda guy, especially on "marginal" calibers like .243. Fusions are bonded, as are Accubonds. I'd go with one of those.

 

[Deer Assassin]

95 nosler ballistic tip

 

[Deerhunter]

When I was shooting a 243, I had good luck with the Fusions.

 

[Doskil]

Something bonded

 

[mike243]

100g ,you will have more runners with bonded,pass thru shots are over rated except for arrows :poke: federal with the sierra boat tail have 1 of the highest lbs to 400y,have had good luck with Winchester also,the only thing marginal about the 243 is the shooters ability to shoot straight :tu:

 

[rem270]

Hornady sst

 

[TNlandowner]

My daughter has killed several deer at 70 - 150 yards using standard 100 gr Remington CoreLocks. The deer all ran 40 - 100 yards before expiring. My buddy has me considering loading 95 grain Nosler AB's. His boy has killed several deer with those bullets and the wound channel is much better than the 100 gr CoreLocks.

 

[MR Yote]

I am a premium bullet kinda guy, especially on "marginal" calibers like .243. Fusions are bonded, as are Accubonds. I'd go with one of those.

I agree with mike243 on the .243 being "marginal". Ive seen & killed a pile of deer go down to the 100 gr .243 bullets. My 2nd best buck was 135" 180 lb field dressed, killed with a 100 gr nosler partition @ 150 yards. The .243 is just as any other caliber, proper bullet placement is key. And yes you will be fine with a corelokt, good luck.

 

[Jmed]

My daughter shot her first deer last year with the hornady managed recoil with the 87 grain SST bullet. It didnt hurt that she heart shot him, but I was amazed the hole it made on the off side. And the recoil was greatly reduced allowing her to practice and get accurate without worrying about the "pop".

 

[A/M/G]

Check out this bullet.
http://www.winchester.com/products/rifl ... fault.aspx
designed for deer, do a little reading of reviews on it.

 

[Jcalder]

My next deer kill with a 243 will be with 86gr etips


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[ZachMarkus]

100 grain core lokt, I've killed over 50 deer with that combo before I switched to a .270


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[Gravey]

Federal fusion meanest 243 bullet I've used, deadly accurate, good wound channel, always exit

What he said.

 

[Hardwoodmaterials]

My next deer kill with a 243 will be with 86gr etips


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What load and what kind of accuracy are you getting with the 86gr ETips? I'm going to start working up a load for a couple 243's with them. I have seen where Nosler recommends them being seated .050-.1 off the lands to get good accuracy. Did you find them to be finicky with the seating depth?

 

[Jcalder]

My next deer kill with a 243 will be with 86gr etips


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What load and what kind of accuracy are you getting with the 86gr ETips? I'm going to start working up a load for a couple 243's with them. I have seen where Nosler recommends them being seated .050-.1 off the lands to get good accuracy. Did you find them to be finicky with the seating depth?

I stopped at 38gr of imr4064. They aren't the most accurate at this point and I'll be going back to the drawing board. I think the searing depth has been my biggest culprit. I have nearly a full can of superformance powder and may try that when I get the time


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[Winchester]

100 grn Core Lokts perform great, my 2 boys have killed a bunch of deer and some big bodied deer with this setup and zero performance problems.

 

[Barnes Ridge Rambler]

100 grain Hornady interlock. You won't be disappointed.

 

[Ridgewalker1]

Barnes gets my vote. My son has killed 5 deer with his .243 all barnes bullets from 20 yards to 165 yards they all dropped.